A provincial Soviet town. Factory worker Victor Belov is beaten up by two teenagers in the park. One of them, Vladimir Belikov, goes to a correction labor settlement for two years, the other is put on probation. Belov goes on with his life and work. Life is simple and unambiguous: the factory, the wife, regular factory sports competitions. But the memories of the trial keep coming back. Everything was not done as properly as it had seemed then. He wants to change the fate of the accused, goes to the labor camp, obtains the right to visit him there and advocates his early release…
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Vladimir Gostyukhin
Known for
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Irina Muravyova
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Igor Nefyodov
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Alla Pokrovskaya
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Dmitriy Kharatyan
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Igor Bezyaev
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Yuri Leonidov
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Mikhail Bocharov
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Antonina Konchakova
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Margarita Zharova
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Yevgeniy Markov
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Vladimir Agureikin
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Vadim Abdrashitov Director · Aleksandr Mindadze Screenplay Eduard Artemyev Composer
First release December 22, 1980 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Охота на лис
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Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Охота на лис
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 22, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
December 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
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